In certain cases the Limited Partnership has significant asset protection and tax advantages. For example, in a Family Limited Partnership the Parents take the responsibility of day-to-day management as a 2% General Partnership (each Parent 1%) and retain 98% as Limited Partners.
Milk thistle was approved in 1986 as a treatment for liver disease and it is widely used to treat alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver poisoning and viral hepatitis. It has also been shown to protect the liver against medications such as acetaminophen, a non-aspirin pain reliever.
The seeds are more commonly used. Milk thistle is used most often for liver disorders, including liver damage caused by chemicals, Amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning, jaundice, chronic inflammatory liver disease, cirrhosis of the liver, and chronic hepatitis.